Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1887-07-14
Mechancshwn Frederick County, Maryland Thursday July "A, 1887.


would look up, thinking that she had
spoken. Miss Lanette Gosman-but
how shall speak Of her? The adjec-
tive beautiful expresses much, yet how
commonplace and incomplete. Did you
ever notice that some girls carry sun
shine in there voices 1t is a fact.
whether or not you have noticed it. I
know that Lanette's voice was full Of
sunshine, for everything was brighter
when she spoke. Her beauty, when
she entered the room, bounded upon my
vision like glad surprise, as
"Oh, yes. you must remain awhile
with us" she remarked the next eve
ming after my arrival, when Bob had
renewed his invitation. ut is very
lonesome here at times. When father
is not at work he walks around with
his hands behind him. There's moth
ing that makes me more lonesome than
to see man walking around that way
1t always seems to me that he is in trou.
BILE; and mother, she is so quiet and
and easy-well, mother reminds me of
piece Of china, Bob, III declare she
does,' turning to her brother and grow.
Ing brighter in the light Of her new
found comparison. mo one would
ever know that she is on the place hard.
ly," turning to me. IT
I'VE can't say as much for you,' re-
piled Bob. Everybody in the neigh
borhood knows when you are at home. y
"Am l such romp, Mr.. Hablett?''
NO. l replied. IL meyer say
one more ladY.like."
There now, Mr.. Smarty." shaking
her head at Bob.
"Oh, he says that because he can't
get around it, said Bob.
mo, you don't, do you p appealing
to me with an air SO bewitching that I
actually felt like getting up and dane
ing the Essence of Old Virginia" :"
There now again, Mr.. Smart Jack
ETY.. But Mr.. Hablett, you haven't
told me yet
Haven't told you 2"
mo, haven't told me that you can
remain with us awhile"
well. I am on a vacation and /
much prefer this to any other place
in the world, l came in one of saying
-"prefer it to any other place have
found
Thank you.' she said.
AS I sat there contemplating her en-
trancing beauty. I wondered if she could
really be flirt. Then this crushing
thought fell upon rather than arose
within me. "Of course she is. A girl
SO frank, SO easily delighted, could be
carried off by any clod-hopper.' | had
never heard it intimated that was
handsome, and my feet, with a pro-
nounced affinity for No. 9's now SEEM
ed to be cncassed in twelves. Oh, yes.
| loyed her-loved her until was ac-
tually sick. After supper, went out
alone and told myself that was a fool.
l heard Lanette singing and address,
inc myself, | said:
'Iablott, you are the biggest fool I
ever saw. Why don't YOU pick up a
few grains of sense as you 60 along
Don't you know the girl is laughing at
you ?
returned to the house. and going to
my trunk-which had Just been brought
from my boarding house-I took out
Blackstone and decided to rub up my
knowledge of common law, but incor-
poral hereditaments, free holds and the
like, were powerless to divert my mind
from the engulfing channel into
which it was determined to foun-
der. Irut down the book, and as sat
9using, or rather asonizing, heard a
woman in the hallway ask
Miss Lanette, whar Wild Bob ketch
up wid dat cuis lookin' white man.